onomastic

[ on-uh-mas-tik ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to proper names.

  2. of or relating to onomastics.

  1. Law. (of a signature) written in the handwriting other than that of the document, instrument, etc., to which it is appended.

Origin of onomastic

1
1600–10; <Greek onomastikós, derivative of onomázein to name; see -tic

Words Nearby onomastic

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for onomastic

onomastic

/ (ˌɒnəˈmæstɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to proper names

  2. law denoting a signature in a different handwriting from that of the document to which it is attached

Origin of onomastic

1
C17: from Greek onomastikos, from onomazein to name, from onoma name

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012